Day in Pictures, Oct. 8, 2012

By Mike Moffitt

on October 8, 2012 3:21 PM

Photo: Markus Schreiber, Associated Press

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For a limited time only! The FTD Basket of Fluff®. Includes two (2) North Chinese Leopard Cubs (Panthera cuteus maximus) and one (1) rustic wicker basket. Order yours from the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin today!

For a limited time only! The FTD Basket of Fluff®. Includes two (2) North Chinese Leopard Cubs (Panthera cuteus maximus) and one (1) rustic wicker basket. Order yours from the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin today!

Photo: Markus Schreiber, Associated Press

For a limited time only! The FTD Basket of Fluff®. Includes two... Photo-3562035.50369 - SFGate

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Hey, Gramps! I think I know where my hat came from: Nine-year-old Max Foster shows a raccoon skull to his grandfather during the Fowler Park Pioneer Village event in Terre Haute, Ind.

Hey, Gramps! I think I know where my hat came from: Nine-year-old Max Foster shows a raccoon skull to his grandfather during the Fowler Park Pioneer Village event in Terre Haute, Ind.

Mug zapper: Wearing a chain-mail suit, chain-mail socks and a wire helmet, magician David Blaine stands inside an apparatus surrounded by a million volts of electricity in his 72-hour "Electrified: 1 Million Volts Always On" performance in New York. So far the stunt, called "shockingly safe" by NBC, hasn't generated much of a buzz with the public. less

Mug zapper: Wearing a chain-mail suit, chain-mail socks and a wire helmet, magician David Blaine stands inside an apparatus surrounded by a million volts of electricity in his 72-hour "Electrified: 1 Million ... more

A Christian wedding in a Muslim nation: Phaloos Sohtra, 22, and his 20-year-old bride, Shabana Gill, place their hands on the Bible while taking their wedding vows in a church in a Christian neighborhood of Islamabad. less

A Christian wedding in a Muslim nation: Phaloos Sohtra, 22, and his 20-year-old bride, Shabana Gill, place their hands on the Bible while taking their wedding vows in a church in a Christian neighborhood of ... more